This article is from Edition Nine of The Cynical, our free online magazine. Download the magazine here: ePub version (great for smart phone readers) PDF version ‘What is a rebel? A man who says no’, wrote philosopher and accomplished goalkeeper Albert Camus. The sport Camus loved has become a game of men who say…

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In the fifth instalment of our Celtic scouting series Norwegian football expert Ben Wells identify three players who has the potential to make their mark in Glasgow. The Norwegian Eliteserien has long been a league that clubs from larger European leagues have looked to for talent to sign at a reduced price. Value for…

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After recommendations from experts on the top-flights in USA, Austria and Belgium, it’s now the turn of Alex Robinson who identifies seven potential prospects for Celtic in the Swiss Super League. Albian Ajeti Position: Striker Country: Switzerland Club: Basel Born: 26.02.1997 Caps: 5 YouTube Video Basel have been very poor this season but Ajeti has…

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Following on from recommendations from experts on the MLS and the Austrian Bundesliga, George Nott identifies seven potential prospects for Celtic in the Belgium Jupiler Pro League. George is a man who knows what Celtic fans wants as he’s listed not one, not two, but three right-back alternatives. But we start by going back…

Minamino has a fantastic goalscoring record with Salzburg (52 in 157 games) but has generally been used as a rotation player. He only signed a new contract with the club until 2021 in February 2018, but he showed once again in the Europa League that he is a strong player at that level. Could be one of the few stars in the Salzburg team that would be interested in a move to Celtic and that they could also afford.

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Kieran Devlin gives his thoughts on the recent Scotland Friendlies against Costa Rica and Hungary To describe the appointment of Alex McLeish as underwhelming would be disingenuous. It was utterly despairing, more palaeontology than football administration for the way it’s resurfaced a dinosaur. He’s always been associated with the dreariest, route one branch of football,…

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By Ryan Clarke Saturday the 16th of July 2016. A fantastic summers day in Dublin, not a single cloud in sight and the sun burning brightly in the sky. If Carlsberg did the perfect day for a game of football, then I’m pretty sure that was it. By the hordes of people wearing Newcastle United…